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1Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1: I. Moderato (Cadenza by Britten)
producer:
David Mottley (producer)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
solo cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1975-11-15 until 1975-11-16)
violin [director]:
Iona Brown (violinist and director of the Academy of St Martin in the Fields) (from 1975-11-15 until 1975-11-16)
orchestra:
Academy of St Martin in the Fields (from 1975-11-15 until 1975-11-16)
conductor:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1975-11-15 until 1975-11-16)
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (from 1975-11-15 until 1975-11-16)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 1 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1975-11-15 until 1975-11-16)
recording of:
Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1: I. Moderato (from 1975-11-15 until 1975-11-16)
composer:
Joseph Haydn (composer)
part of:
Cello Concerto no. 1 in C major, Hob. VIIb:1
Joseph Haydn9:53
2Cello Concerto in D minor, RV 406: III. Minuetto
producer:
Martin Fouqué
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (in 1992-09)
cello [cello continuo]:
Peter Howard (cello) (in 1992-09)
double bass [double bass continuo]:
Christopher Brown (double bassist) (in 1992-09)
harpsichord [harpsichord continuo]:
Layton James (harpsichordist Layton "skip" James) (in 1992-09)
orchestra:
Saint Paul Chamber Orchestra (in 1992-09)
conductor:
Hugh Wolff (conductor) (in 1992-09)
balance engineer:
Eberhard Sengpiel (in 1992-09)
recorded at:
Ordway Music Theater in Saint Paul, Minnesota, United States (in 1992-09)
recording of:
Concerto for Cello in D minor, RV 406: III. Minuetto (in 1992-09)
composer:
Antonio Vivaldi (Italian baroque composer and violinist)
part of:
Concerto for Cello in D minor, RV 406
Antonio Vivaldi3:26
3Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
orchestra:
London Philharmonic Orchestra (LPO; The Philharmonic Promenade Orchestra)
conductor:
Carlo Maria Giulini (conductor)
recording of:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104: II. Adagio ma non troppo
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (from 1894-11-08 until 1895-02-09)
part of:
Cello Concerto in B minor, op. 104
Antonín Dvořák12:55
4Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
recording of:
Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft (Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in A minor, Op. 129: III. Sehr lebhaft)
composer:
Robert Schumann (German classical composer) (from 1850-10-10 until 1850-10-24)
part of:
Cello Concerto in A minor, op. 129
Robert Schumann8:06
5Variations on a Rococo Theme, op. 33
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
orchestra:
Boston Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33 (standard Fitzenhagen version)
premiered in:
Moscow, Russia (on 1877-11-30)
composer:
Пётр Ильич Чайковский (Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky, Russian romantic composer) (in 1877)
revised by:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (German cellist and composer)
dedicated to:
Wilhelm Fitzenhagen (German cellist and composer)
part of:
Works of Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky by opus number (number: op. 33)
version of:
Variations on a Rococo Theme for Cello and Orchestra, op. 33 (original Tchaikovsky version)
Pyotr Ilyich Tchaikovsky17:35
6Double Concerto for Violin and Cello in A minor, op. 102: III. Vivace non troppo
recorded in:
Cleveland, Ohio, United States (from 1969-05-12 until 1969-05-13)
producer:
Peter Andry (producer) (in 1969-05)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1969-05-12 until 1969-05-13)
violin:
David Oistrakh (violinist) (from 1969-05-12 until 1969-05-13)
orchestra:
The Cleveland Orchestra (from 1969-05-12 until 1969-05-13)
conductor:
George Szell (conductor, pianist, composer) (from 1969-05-12 until 1969-05-13)
balance engineer:
Carson Taylor (engineer) (from 1969-05-12 until 1969-05-13)
phonographic copyright (℗) by:
EMI Records Ltd. (not for release label use! UK parent of EMI‐owned labels until Sept 2012) (from 1970 to present, from 1993 to present)
recorded at:
Severance Hall in Cleveland, Ohio, United States (from 1969-05-12 until 1969-05-13)
recording of:
Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in A minor, op. 102 “Double Concerto”: III. Vivace non troppo (from 1969-05-12 until 1969-05-13)
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1887)
part of:
Concerto for Violin, Cello, and Orchestra in A minor, op. 102 “Double Concerto”
Johannes Brahms8:56
7Sinfonia Concertante in E minor, op. 125: III. Andante con moto
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
orchestra:
London Symphony Orchestra
conductor:
Seiji Ozawa (conductor and composer)
recording of:
Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, op. 125: III. Andante con moto (standard finale)
additional composer:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer) (in 1952)
dedicated to:
Rostropovich (Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist/conductor)
part of:
Symphony-Concerto for Cello and Orchestra in E minor, op. 125
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев9:41
8Cello Concerto no. 1 in E‐flat major, op. 107: I. Allegretto
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
orchestra:
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Gennady Rozhdestvensky (conductor)
recording of:
Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 107: I. Allegretto
composer:
Дмитрий Дмитриевич Шостакович (Dmitri Shostakovich, composer) (in 1959)
part of:
Cello Concerto no. 1 in E-flat major, op. 107
Dmitri Shostakovich6:03
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1Cello Suite no. 2 in D Minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 2 d-Moll, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande (Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008: IV. Sarabande)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 2 d-Moll, BWV 1008 (Cello Suite No. 2 in D minor, BWV 1008)
Johann Sebastian Bach6:07
212 Variations on “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen” (from Mozart’s Die Zauberflöte), op. 66
producer:
Ronald Kinloch Anderson (pianist, harpsichordist and producer)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1974-07-16 until 1974-07-17)
piano:
Vasso Devetzi (pianist) (from 1974-07-16 until 1974-07-17)
balance engineer:
Paul Vavasseur (engineer) (from 1974-07-16 until 1974-07-17)
recorded at:
Salle Wagram in Paris, Île-de-France, France (from 1974-07-16 until 1974-07-17)
recording of:
12 Variations for Piano and Cello in F major on Mozart’s The Magic Flute: “Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen”, op. 66 (from 1974-07-16 until 1974-07-17)
composer:
Ludwig van Beethoven (German composer) (in 1796)
part of:
Works of Ludwig van Beethoven by opus number (number: op. 66)
is based on:
Die Zauberflöte: Akt II. No. 20 Arie „Ein Mädchen oder Weibchen wünscht Papageno sich!” (Papageno)
Ludwig van Beethoven10:31
3From the Bohemian Forest, op. 68: V. Silent Woods (Arr. Piatigorsky for Cello and Piano)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Vladimir Yampolsky (pianist)
recording of:
Silent Woods, op. 68 no. 5, B. 173 (for cello and piano)
composer:
Antonín Dvořák (composer) (on 1891-12-28)
premiered at:
[concert] (1892-01-03)
publisher:
N. Simrock (in 1894)
part of:
Works of Antonín Dvořák by opus number (number: op. 68/5) and Antonín Dvořák: Thematický katalog (Antonín Dvořák: Thematic Catalogue, Burghauser [B.]) (number: B. 173)
arrangement of:
Ze Šumavy, op. 68, B. 133: č. 5. Klid (Lento e molto cantabile) (From the Bohemian Forest, op. 68, B. 133: no. 5. Silent Woods (Lento e molto cantabile), for four-hand piano)
Antonín Dvořák5:22
4Cello Sonata no. 2 in F Major, op. 99: IV. Allegro molto
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
instruments:
Alexander Dedyukhin (pianist)
recording of:
Sonata no. 2 for Cello and Piano in F major, op. 99: IV. Allegro molto
composer:
Johannes Brahms (German composer) (in 1886)
part of:
Sonata for Piano and Cello no. 2 in F major, op. 99 (Cello Sonata no. 2 in F major, op. 99)
Johannes Brahms4:56
5Prière, op. 158
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
organ:
Herbert Tachezi
recording of:
Prière, op. 158 (Prayer, op. 158)
composer:
Camille Saint‐Saëns (composer) (in 1919)
part of:
Works of Camille Saint-Saëns by opus number (number: op. 158)
Camille Saint‐Saëns5:29
6Elfentanz, op. 39 (Recorded 1959)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Alexander Dedyukhin (pianist)
recording of:
Elfentanz, op. 39 (Dance of the Elves, for cello and piano)
composed in:
Leipzig, Sachsen (Saxony), Germany (in 1881)
composer:
David Popper (Czech composer) (in 1881)
dedicated to:
Franz Neruda
publisher:
D. Rahter (in 1881)
part of:
Works of David Popper by opus number (number: op. 39)
David Popper2:31
714 Romances, op. 34: no. 14, Vocalise (Arr. Rostropovich for Cello and Piano)
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Alexander Dedyukhin (pianist)
arranger:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
recording of:
Vocalise, op. 34 no. 14 (for cello and piano, unspecified arranger)
composer:
Сергей Васильевич Рахманинов (Sergei Rachmaninoff, Russian composer) (in 1912)
arrangement of:
14 Romances, op. 34 no. 14: Vocalise (Vocalise, for voice and piano, original version)
Sergei Rachmaninoff6:50
8The Love for Three Oranges, op. 33b: III. March (Suite) [Arr. Rostropovich for Cello and Piano]
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Alexei Zybtsev
arranger:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
recording of:
Suite from "Love for Three Oranges", op. 33A: III. Marche (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Сергей Сергеевич Прокофьев (Sergei Prokofiev, Russian composer)
arrangement of:
Suite from “Love for Three Oranges”, op. 33A: III. Marche (original for orchestra)
Sergei Prokofiev1:45
9Adagio con variazioni, P. 133
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
orchestra:
Moscow Philharmonic Orchestra
conductor:
Kirill Kondrashin (conductor)
recording of:
Adagio con variazioni (for cello, orchestra)
composer:
Ottorino Respighi (composer) (in 1921)
part of:
Ottorino Respighi Catalog by Potito Pedarra (number: P. 133)
Ottorino Respighi10:44
10Le Grand Tango
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
piano:
Igor Uriash (pianist)
recording of:
Le Grand Tango (original for cello and piano)
composer:
Astor Piazzolla (composer and bandoneón player) (in 1982)
dedicated to:
Мстислав Ростропович (Mstislav Rostropovich, cellist/conductor)
Astor Piazzolla9:33
11Suite bergamasque, L. 82: III. Clair de lune (Arr. Roelens for Cello and Piano)
producer:
Lawrance Collingwood
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor) (from 1957-04-26 until 1957-04-27)
piano:
Alexandre Dedyukhin (pianist) (from 1957-04-26 until 1957-04-27)
instruments arranger and arranger:
Alexandre Roelens
balance engineer:
Neville Boyling (engineer) (from 1957-04-26 until 1957-04-27)
recorded at:
Abbey Road Studios: Studio 3 in St John's Wood, Westminster, London (Greater London), England, United Kingdom (from 1957-04-26 until 1957-04-27)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune, pour violon et piano (for violin and piano, Roelens) (from 1957-04-26 until 1957-04-27)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
arranger:
Alexandre Roelens
arrangement of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque : III. Clair de lune (catch-all for arrangements)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
arrangement of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
recording of:
Suite bergamasque: Clair de lune (for cello and piano)
composer:
Claude Debussy (French composer) (from 1890 until 1905)
arrangement of:
Suite bergamasque, L. 75, CD 82 : III. Clair de lune (for piano)
Claude Debussy arr. Alexandre Roelens4:50
12Cello Suite no. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: V. (a) Bourrée I
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
partial recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I & II (Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I & II)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009 (Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009)
Johann Sebastian Bach1:57
13Cello Suite no. 3 in C Major, BWV 1009: V. (b) Bourrée II - Bourrée I
cello:
Mstislav Rostropovich (cellist/conductor)
partial recording of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I & II (Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009: V. Bourrée I & II)
composer:
Johann Sebastian Bach (German Baroque period composer & musician)
part of:
Suite für Violoncello solo no. 3 C-Dur, BWV 1009 (Cello Suite No. 3 in C major, BWV 1009)
Johann Sebastian Bach2:42